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pixielandComment: Good pose and nice expression , like the catchlights in the eyes.
There is an odd 'halo' particularly evident by the left shoulder, but apparent all the way round the subject, that I find very distracting. I am also not sure if the same halo is affecting the ear, or if that is being affected by DoF.
I am also a little distracted by the bg. I have a good idea it's blinds, but it keeps drawing my eye away from the subject. The composition could also work a little better if it was slightly more off-centre.
The vest is a little unfortunate that it has become burnt out. - It keeps dragging my eye away from his face and saying 'whoa! HIGHlights!' As It's not gonna be a submission, could you photoshop the level of the vest down a bit?
I really like the reflections in the glasses. With the catchlights they make him seem a little less intimidating.
I think I would have prefered to see more of the tattoo on the left arm, although I am not sure whether doing that and getting the head at the same angle to cover the face as well as you have would result in an awkward pose.
All in, I think this is a good shot. It would have probably got a 6 or 7 from me, caused by the bg, that the lighting feels a bit flat (I realise in the circumstances there is probably very little you could do about that), and the composition.
Oh and also, well done. I actually hate doing portraits!
Edit:typo
Message edited by author 2005-09-12 04:10:46. 
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